elicit
     v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
          pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse},
           {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
     2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out
        some interesting linguistic data from the native
        informant" [syn: {educe}, {evoke}, {extract}, {draw out}]
     3: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
Source: WordNet® 2.0